I have been going to Oasis Skateboard Factory alternative school for about a year and half. Throughout
these years I have learned how to make custom boards and long boards. Since
returning for the third semester, my last semester at this school, I have become
a leadership student and had the chance to work with Ted from Roarrockit.
During our sessions at Roarrockit we learned new techniques for building boards
and applied them to our own dream board.
The shape of this board is
a mini-cruiser. I got inspiration from Penny skateboards and their vinyl decks.
I used 6 plies instead of 7 considering how small the deck is: the
durability and flex were not affected. The design I chose to put on my custom
board is a snake cut up into the different boroughs of Toronto. I got this idea
from a NYC skateboard brand called 5BoroNYC. I wanted to do the same kind of
design that they did for their company, but applying our city’s sections.
I wanted to keep the
design very simple and monotone. I used only 2 colors: green and black. I let the grain of the wood show through as well. Overall, I think that I did a
good job on the graphic and learned a lot as well. The whole experience working
with Ted, this school, and teacher Craig Morrison has been great and I would defiantly
recommend this alternative school to anyone that is into graphic design!
